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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 15, 2019
Summary Sentence:
In preparation for go live, program leadership held the first of four go/no-go discussions earlier this week.
Full Summary:
In preparation for go live, program leadership held the first of four go/no-go discussions earlier this week. In these discussions, we evaluate status, assess risks, and develop effective strategies to alleviate obstacles in our path. The goal of these sessions is to use metrics to review evaluation criteria and make determination our readiness for go live.
Workday is ComingFinancial System users,
As you know, we are rapidly approaching our Workday go live which is slated to launch on July 1, 2019. In preparation for go live, program leadership held the first of four go/no-go discussions earlier this week. In these discussions, we evaluate status, assess risks, and develop effective strategies to alleviate obstacles in our path. The goal of these sessions is to use metrics to review evaluation criteria and make determination our readiness for go live. We will send a communication following each of these checkpoints with our current status and highlighting areas that need focus between now and July.
After this first check point, we believe that we are on track to launch Workday on July 1st. We recognize that there is still a lot of work to be done between now and then, and that there are several areas of particular focus, including:
Leadership will review status again in mid-May, and we will send an additional communication shortly afterwards.
Looking back over the last two years, we have come a long way in our Workday knowledge, identification and building of a team, and the design and building of our future Finance system. I want to extend sincerest thanks to the Georgia Tech community for supporting this program and ask that you continue to dedicate the necessary time and effort that is needed in order for the launch phase to run smoothly. I also want to remind you to continue visiting the Transformation website (www.transformation.gatech.edu) and sending your questions to the ERP helpdesk (erp.ask@gatech.edu). These resources are in place to support our end users and ensure Georgia Tech is ready for go live.
Jennifer Hubert
Associate Vice President, Institute Planning & Resource Management
Katie Crawford
Financial Transformation project lead
